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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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